What is the price of onions per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya onions is between US$ 0.44 and US$ 0.64 per kilogram or between US$ 0.20 and US$ 0.29 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of onions in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for onions is between KES 61.43 and KES 88.73 per kilogram or between KES 27.86 and KES 40.24 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya onions is between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.45 per kilogram or between US$ 0.14 and US$ 0.20 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Onions Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Onions from Kenya over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 1.56 US $ per kg, followed by a sharp increase to 2.34 US $ per kg in 2018. However, the price dropped to 0.99 US $ per kg in 2019 and further to 0.58 US $ per kg in 2020. The price has been relatively stable in 2021, with 0.69 US $ per kg. Looking ahead, we can predict that the export price per kilogram of Onions from Kenya in 2023 will be around 0.75 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 0.85 US $ per kg.The Kenya onions exports are classified as:
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
Kenya Onions Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Onions into Kenya over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 1.56 US$ per kg, followed by a sharp increase to 2.34 US$ per kg in 2018. However, the price dropped to 0.99 US$ per kg in 2019 and further to 0.58 US$ per kg in 2020. The price has been relatively stable in 2021, with 0.69 US$ per kg. Looking ahead, we can predict that the import price per kilogram of Onions into Kenya in 2023 will be around 0.75 US$ per kg and in 2024 will be around 0.85 US$ per kg.Export values for Kenya onions
The total values in export for onions in Kenya were US$ 3,101, US$ 6,166, US$ 8,485 and US$ 8,791 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Kenya onions - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya shipped 8,881 tonnes of onions. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Kenya onions (vegetables category) has surged, with a change of 144.993 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports went up by 124.21% earning the exporter US$8.79m for the year 2019. Kenya's onions exports are categorised as:
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
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Kenya onions export values
In 2019, Kenya shipped onions with a value of 8.79m USD, an improvement of 3.59% from 2018's total onions export of 8.485m USD. The yearly increase in value of Kenya onions between 2017 to 2018 was 37.609 pc.
The per year variation in the volume of Kenya's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was 124.21 pc in comparison to a variation of 144.993% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Kenya onions ( in '000$ )
Kenya's leading destinations for onions are Uganda, the Netherlands, United Kingdom (UK), Somalia and South Sudan.
Kenya procured 650 tonnes of onions in 2019.
Production
The production of onions in Kenya was 171,036 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 22.36%. The country had approximately 17,084.00 hectares under onions cultivation.